More quotes by Langston Hughes

"Yet the ivory gods, And the ebony gods, And the gods of diamond-jade, Are only silly puppet gods That people themselves Have made.-"
"Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly."
"I went down to the river,I set down on the bank.I tried to think but couldn't,So I jumped in and sank."
"Hold fast to dreams,For if dreams dieLife is a broken-winged bird,That cannot fly."
"Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you."